Skin microbiome of beluga whales: spatial, temporal, and health-related dynamics
Abstract Background Host-specific microbiomes play an important role in individual health and ecology; in marine mammals, epidermal microbiomes may be a protective barrier between the host and its aqueous environment. Understanding these epidermal-associated microbial communities, and their ecologic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-020-00057-1 |